Crime & Safety

Fairfax County Fire Department Identifies Victim Of Fatal House Fire In Lorton

Fairfax County officials identified the man who died in a Lorton fire on Saturday. The fire occurred in the 9100 block of Aspenpark Court.

A fatal house fire in the 9100 block of Aspenpark Court in Lorton on Saturday originated in a bedroom, according to the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department.
A fatal house fire in the 9100 block of Aspenpark Court in Lorton on Saturday originated in a bedroom, according to the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. (Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department)

LORTON, VA — Fairfax County fire officials identified the man who died in a Lorton house fire on Saturday.

Charles Ngeh, 59, died in the fire in the 9100 block of Aspenpark Court in Lorton. The fire originated in a bedroom, according to the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department.

The department said its Fire Investigations Section is investigating the fire and the cause still has not been determined.

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Ngeh's death was Fairfax County’s first fire fatality of 2022.

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